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A FINE AND RARE DOUCAI 'BIRD AND FLOWER' BOWL MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description
delicately potted, the rounded sides painted on the exterior with four round medallions, two containing branches of red prunus blossoms reserved on a dense ground of green bamboo leaves, the other two medallions with a pair of love birds nestled within encircling feathery leaves and two small flowers, the interior decorated with a few scattered boneless famille-rose florets, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue
Condition
The overall condition is very good with only a few dirty pores to the green enamelling and a faint smudge of underglaze blue near the foot.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Cups painted with this decoration are known; however it is unusual to find bowls with this design and no other example appears to have been published. Compare bell-shaped cup with related design and an apocryphal Chenghua reign mark sold in these rooms, 30th October 1974, lot 274; and a pair of cups with flared sides sold in these rooms, 29th October 1991, lot 206. For the fifteenth century prototype of this design compare a Chenghua doucai winecup with a reign mark and of the period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in The Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Dynasty Porcelain. Enamelled Ware of the Ming Dynasty, vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1966, pl. 16.